Focused Youtube

Open source extension that removes comments/recommendations from Youtube: https://github.com/makaroni4/focused_youtube

Users10K

Rating4.9

Reviews629

Manifest versionV3

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Version3.10

ManifestV3

Size2.2MiB

Languages1English

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Overview

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This is an open-source extension that changes homepage of Youtube (only search bar) and drops recommendations/comments from other pages.

Extension requires access to Youtube website to change its outlook.

Extension icon opens a popup with an option to show/hide the comments section of a video (to check timestamps in comments, for example). In the latest version, an option to temporarily disable the extension was added.

You can hover over the YouTube logo to access the navigation menu – playlists, liked videos, watch history, etc.

Enjoy <3

Important: the extension doesn't collect any data about Youtube usage.

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Target users: YouTube users who want to reduce distractions and improve productivity / Users seeking a minimal, focused YouTube browsing experience / People who want to avoid recommendation rabbit holes

Popup.js and welcome.js are compiled Vue.js bundles (~67KB and ~60KB) making it difficult to inspect exact popup UI features without deeper decompilation, though keyword scans confirm no payment/login logic
The extension is fully open source on GitHub so behavior can be verified externally

Monetization

No paid features detected

The extension is open source (MIT licensed, GitHub repo linked) with no payment, billing, premium tier, or upgrade logic. All keyword hits were false positives: 'subscription'/'subscribe' refer to YouTube's Subscriptions page/feed (e.g., /feed/subscriptions link and subscriptions.svg icon), 'license' hits are all '@license MIT' headers from bundled Vue.js, and 'pro' hits are minified Vue.js variable names in the compiled bundle. No Stripe, PayPal, or other payment platform integrations exist. The popup UI contains toggle switches for extension features but no upgrade or payment prompts.

Confidence: 95
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Source: AI / High
Login required: No
Reason: The extension does not implement any login or account system. It uses chrome.storage.local for all settings (extension_enabled, comments, infinite_scroll, description, shorts). The 'account' keyword hit at content_script.js:33 is simply a navigation link to YouTube's own /account page, and the 'session' hit at line 53 is sessionStorage (browser storage, not authentication). No authentication tokens, credentials, or account creation flows exist in the source code.

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Medium-risk permissions

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makaroni4

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